Regular Session - March 11, 2025
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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE
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4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 March 11, 2025
11 3:08 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JAMAAL T. BAILEY, Acting President
19 ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: In the
9 absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a
10 moment of silent reflection or prayer.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Reading
14 of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Monday,
16 March 10, 2025, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, March 7,
18 2025, was read and approved. On motion, the
19 Senate adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 Messages from the Governor.
25 Reports of standing committees.
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1 Reports of select committees.
2 Communications and reports from
3 state officers.
4 Motions and resolutions.
5 Senator Gianaris.
6 SENATOR GIANARIS: Good afternoon,
7 Mr. President.
8 I move to adopt the
9 Resolution Calendar, with the exception of
10 Resolution Number 484.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: All in
12 favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar, with
13 the exception of Resolution 484, please signify
14 by saying aye.
15 (Response of "Aye.")
16 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Opposed,
17 nay.
18 (No response.)
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
20 Resolution Calendar is adopted.
21 Senator Gianaris.
22 SENATOR GIANARIS: There is a
23 privileged resolution at the desk. Please take
24 that up, read its title, and recognize
25 Senator Gonzalez.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: There is
2 a privileged resolution at the desk.
3 The Secretary will read.
4 THE SECRETARY: Resolution 489, by
5 Senator Stewart-Cousins, commemorating the
6 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the
7 Selma-to-Montgomery march across the
8 Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, which
9 served as a catalyst for passage of the
10 1965 Voting Rights Act.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
12 Gonzalez on the resolution.
13 SENATOR GONZALEZ: Thank you.
14 Thank you, Mr. President.
15 And thank you to the leader for
16 bringing forward this resolution honoring the
17 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
18 On March 7, 1965, 600 people set out
19 on a peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery.
20 The marchers were protesting white officials'
21 refusal to allow Black Alabamians to vote.
22 Uncertain of what lay ahead, they marched forward
23 anyway. They marched despite months of violence
24 against civil rights protesters in Alabama and
25 the murder of one of their own, Jimmy Lee
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1 Jackson, a 26-year-old activist who had been
2 fatally shot in the stomach by a police officer
3 during a peaceful protest just days before.
4 Given the significance of this
5 anniversary, I think it's important to remember
6 this event in John Lewis's own words. As he
7 recounted: "We started walking. I was wearing a
8 backpack before it became fashionable to wear a
9 backpack. In this backpack I had two books. I
10 thought we were going to be arrested, so I wanted
11 something to read in jail.
12 "I wanted something to eat in that
13 backpack, so I had an apple and an orange. Since
14 I thought we were going to be arrested and go to
15 jail with my friends and colleagues and
16 neighbors, I wanted to be able to brush my teeth.
17 I had toothpaste and a toothbrush.
18 "When we got to the highest point on
19 the Edmund Pettus Bridge, down below we saw a sea
20 of blue Alabama state troopers. We came within
21 hearing distance of the troopers, and a man spoke
22 up and said, 'I'm Major John Cloud of the Alabama
23 state troopers. This is an unlawful march. It
24 will not be allowed to continue. I give you
25 three minutes to disperse and return to your
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1 homes or to your church.'
2 "And a young man walking beside me
3 by the name of Hosea Williams, from Dr. King's
4 organization said, 'Major, give us a moment to
5 kneel and pray.' Before we could pass word back
6 for the people to kneel and pray, the major said:
7 Troopers, advance.'
8 "They came toward us beating us with
9 nightsticks trampling us with horses, and
10 releasing their tear gas. I was the first one to
11 be hit."
12 As we honor Bloody Sunday, the
13 Civil Rights Movement, and the fight for voting
14 rights, we are also honoring an American
15 tradition -- that change does not come from on
16 high, but from ordinary people with extraordinary
17 courage.
18 John Lewis was just 25 when he led
19 this march, and he believed that everyday people
20 had the power to stand up and call out when
21 something isn't right.
22 I am grateful to those who marched
23 before me. Many of us would not be here without
24 those hard-won voting rights. I was also 25 in
25 the summer of 2020 when I joined thousands in
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1 protest. However, the backpacks we carried
2 looked a little different from John Lewis's. In
3 my backpack I carried masks and hand sanitizer, a
4 water bottle, a fully charged phone, and, if I
5 got arrested, my ID and an "in case of emergency"
6 card with the name and contact information of two
7 friends.
8 Just as in 1965, the hundreds and
9 thousands who showed up were everyday people.
10 For some in this room, both Bloody Sunday and the
11 2020 protest happened in the span of your
12 lifetime. It's a stark reminder that freedom is
13 fought and won in every generation by everyday
14 people, and that the work isn't done.
15 Voting rights is the anchor for all
16 of the other rights we fought for and won over
17 the last six years. Yet, since the Supreme Court
18 struck down huge portions of the 1965 Voting
19 Rights Act, we've seen many states pass onerous
20 voting ID requirements, shut down polling places
21 in black and brown neighborhoods, and more.
22 We are lucky to be in New York
23 where, under the leadership of Andrea
24 Stewart-Cousins, we've passed the John R. Lewis
25 Voting Rights Act by Senator Myrie, and some of
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1 the most robust election protections, including
2 adding early voting places and ballot drop-off
3 boxes. We've also passed same-day registration
4 on the first day of early voting and have
5 encouraged voter education and transparency.
6 These wins do not mean that we can
7 stop marching. Today we are seeing a reversal of
8 our deepest American values of diversity and
9 equity. The next generation, our children's
10 generation, are at risk of having fewer rights
11 than we did. And if we want our children to grow
12 up in a democracy, we have to start by protecting
13 elections.
14 Bloody Sunday wasn't the last
15 attempt to march on Montgomery. Later that
16 month, 600 people became 25,000 people who
17 marched the full 54 miles. And just five months
18 later, the Voting Rights Act was signed.
19 Right now, as legislators, we have a
20 duty to find the courage to stand up and speak
21 out for what's right regardless of the
22 consequences. As we take on the next set of
23 challenges and existential threats to our
24 democracy we must, as John Lewis said, get in
25 good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem
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1 the soul of America.
2 Thank you, Mr. President. I
3 encourage my colleagues to support this
4 resolution. Thank you.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Thank
6 you, Senator Gonzalez.
7 The question is on the resolution.
8 All in favor please signify by saying aye.
9 (Response of "Aye.")
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Opposed,
11 nay.
12 (No response.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
14 resolution is adopted.
15 Senator Gianaris.
16 SENATOR GIANARIS: Let's move on to
17 previously adopted Resolution 423, by
18 Senator Harckham, read that resolution's title,
19 and recognize Senator Harckham.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
21 Secretary will read.
22 THE SECRETARY: Resolution 423, by
23 Senator Harckham, mourning the death of
24 John O. Peck, devoted husband, father,
25 grandfather, brother, and small business owner.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
2 Harckham on the resolution.
3 SENATOR HARCKHAM: Thank you very
4 much, Mr. President.
5 You know, we rise in this chamber to
6 pay tribute to our constituents for a variety of
7 characteristics. Today I stand here to
8 memorialize and ask colleagues to join me in
9 memorializing someone just for their basic human
10 decency, which is a trait that I think we are
11 sorely lacking.
12 My neighbor John Peck passed away a
13 few weeks ago. John was born in 1951. He
14 attended John Jay High School, which is our local
15 high school, the high school my daughters went
16 to.
17 He was a lifelong resident of Vista,
18 New York, which is a hamlet in Lewisboro. And
19 publicly, John was best known for founding J.O.
20 Peck Heating & Cooling, where he was known for
21 his craftsmanship, his customer service. It was
22 not uncommon on a Christmas night for John to be
23 in a customer's house fixing their heating
24 system. That's just who John was.
25 He was a devoted husband to his
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1 sweetheart, Carol. They were together for
2 50 years. And John fought cancer three times,
3 defeated it three times. His wife, Carol, was by
4 his side every step of the way.
5 He was a devoted father to his two
6 sons, Jeff and Mike, who I know through the Vista
7 Fire Department. Jeff is the current chief, and
8 Mike is a lead foreman in the department.
9 But those who knew John knew of his
10 love of cars, his love of racing cars. He was a
11 practical joker, playing jokes on his sons, his
12 sons returning playing jokes on him. He and
13 Carol and the family loved going to Disney World.
14 That was really a joy, that family tradition they
15 had. And he was a father -- a grandfather, I
16 should say, and just cherished being a
17 grandfather to Reagan and Luke.
18 So, you know, obviously just a
19 wonderfully, wonderfully decent person who will
20 be missed by friends, family and the community.
21 Taken from us too soon, to be sure, but certainly
22 one who really left his mark on all of us, and
23 somebody who we should really just take a moment
24 and pause and reflect upon our own responsibility
25 to those around us and for basic simple human
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1 decency. That was John Peck.
2 I vote aye, Mr. President. Thank
3 you.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
5 resolution was previously adopted on March 4th.
6 Senator Gianaris.
7 SENATOR GIANARIS: Next up,
8 Resolution 484, by Senator Baskin. Read its
9 title and recognize Senator Baskin.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
11 Secretary will read.
12 THE SECRETARY: Resolution 484, by
13 Senator Baskin, mourning the death of Michael
14 Harmon and Jordan Celotto, beloved artists and
15 advocates and devoted members of their community.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
17 Baskin on the resolution.
18 SENATOR BASKIN: Thank you,
19 Mr. President.
20 It is with great sadness that I rise
21 to express the profound sorrow and senseless
22 murder of two community icons in my district who
23 were killed in their home last Tuesday.
24 No elected official chooses to rise
25 in situations like this. Michael "Mickey" Harmon
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1 and Jordan Celotto were community and business
2 leaders and long-time activists in the LGBTQ+
3 community. Mickey and Jordan brought a light and
4 love and their creativity to the Allentown
5 neighborhood, making our community, making
6 District 63 a better place to live, a better
7 place to work, and a better place to play.
8 Their tragic murders will impact our
9 community -- my district -- for years to come,
10 which should be a vital call for us here in these
11 chambers to examine mental health issues, where I
12 believe these tragedies are rooted.
13 May these two exceptional men rest
14 in heavenly peace. Thank you, Mr. President.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Thank
16 you, Senator Baskin.
17 Senator Ryan on the resolution.
18 SENATOR SEAN RYAN: Thank you,
19 Mr. President.
20 Thank you to my colleague
21 Senator Baskin for putting together this
22 resolution today. It's an important resolution.
23 So I rise today to honor the lives
24 of Mickey Harmon and Jordan Celotto, victims of a
25 senseless murder that occurred last week. I
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1 share in all the grief that the Buffalo community
2 is feeling.
3 Mickey and Jordan were partners, and
4 they loved Buffalo. They were artists and they
5 were leaders in the LGBTQ community, and they
6 were so dedicated to making Buffalo the best that
7 it could be through their service, through their
8 art, and their commitment to improving Buffalo's
9 neighborhoods and to a more equitable world.
10 It's difficult to describe the
11 extent of the profound impact that these two
12 individuals had. And many have noted that Mickey
13 was an icon of gay Buffalo. He was a talented
14 artist, a dedicated leader in Allentown and all
15 across Buffalo. The murals and the art that
16 Mickey created often honored gay and trans people
17 and Buffalo's history, as well as our beautiful
18 architecture.
19 Jordan came to Buffalo just a few
20 short years ago, but he quickly became part of
21 our Buffalo family. At Remedy House, where he
22 worked, to the dance floor, Jordan will always be
23 remembered for his welcoming presence and the joy
24 that he brought to countless friends and
25 neighbors.
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1 Our city is a better and a brighter
2 place because of how Mickey and Jordan showed up
3 and they contributed.
4 I'd like to close by reading
5 something that Mickey wrote a few years ago.
6 Mickey was a contributor to an arts project
7 called Postcards On the Edge. It was a pandemic
8 project where a local gallery called Hallwalls
9 created postcards that local artists would
10 design, and inside there would be an accompanying
11 message. They would be put in mailboxes outside
12 of locations for people, you know, to pick up,
13 especially during that time of despondency and
14 isolation.
15 Mickey designed a card featuring
16 Buffalo's great architecture treasures, but with
17 smiling faces on them. But he wrote this to go
18 along with it:
19 "To all Buffalonians, let us be
20 reminded of our community's past and present so
21 we can all look forward to a more positive
22 future.
23 "The history of the Queen City is
24 full of innovators, industry and communities of
25 good faith.
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1 "These buildings we share are a
2 testament to the civil and sovereign duty we have
3 celebrated in this city of no illusions.
4 It's your Buffalo, it's my Buffalo,
5 and we are all neighbors."
6 Those were beautiful words that
7 captured exactly who Mickey and Jordan were.
8 Mickey and Jordan may be gone, but
9 their legacy will live on in Buffalo.
10 Thank you very much, Mr. President.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
12 question is on the resolution. All in favor
13 signify by saying aye.
14 (Response of "Aye.")
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Opposed,
16 nay.
17 (No response.)
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
19 resolution is adopted.
20 Senator Gianaris.
21 SENATOR GIANARIS: Mr. President,
22 the sponsors of today's resolutions would like to
23 open them up for cosponsorship.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
25 resolutions are open for cosponsorship. Should
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1 you choose not to be a cosponsor, please notify
2 the desk.
3 Senator Gianaris.
4 SENATOR GIANARIS: Please recognize
5 Senator May for an introduction.
6 SENATOR HELMING: Senator May for
7 the purposes of an introduction.
8 SENATOR MAY: Thank you,
9 Mr. President.
10 Members of the Senate, distinguished
11 guests and colleagues, it's my great honor to
12 introduce to you two esteemed guests who have
13 joined us in this chamber.
14 First, I am privileged to welcome
15 the Consul General of the Federal Republic of
16 Germany to New York, His Excellency Till Knorn.
17 Consul General Knorn has been a
18 steadfast advocate for strengthening the ties
19 between Germany and the United States,
20 particularly here in New York, a state that
21 shares deep historical cultural and economic
22 bonds with Germany.
23 Since assuming his role last summer,
24 Consul General Knorn has worked tirelessly to
25 promote collaboration in areas such as trade,
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1 education, climate action and cultural exchange.
2 His leadership has been instrumental in fostering
3 a relationship built on mutual respect and shared
4 values.
5 Accompanying him today is Mr. Anton
6 Klix, the head of political affairs at the German
7 Consulate General in New York. Mr. Klix plays a
8 critical role in advancing diplomatic initiatives
9 and ensuring that the partnership between Germany
10 and New York continues to thrive. His expertise
11 and dedication have been invaluable in addressing
12 global challenges and strengthening the bonds
13 between our peoples.
14 New York and Germany share a long
15 history of cooperation and friendship, including
16 the contributions of German immigrants like my
17 great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Wierhauser
18 {ph}, who came here in 1852 from Hesse. These
19 immigrants helped shape our state's identity to
20 the modern-day partnerships in innovation and
21 sustainability. Our relationship is a testament
22 to the power of international collaboration.
23 Consul General Knorn and Mr. Klix,
24 we are honored by your presence here today. Your
25 visit underscores the importance of diplomacy and
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1 enduring friendship between our nations.
2 On behalf of the United States
3 Senate {sic} I extend our warmest welcome and
4 gratitude for your ongoing efforts to bring our
5 communities closer together. Thank you.
6 And everyone, please join me in
7 welcoming Consul General Knorn and Mr. Anton Klix
8 to the United -- to the New York State Senate.
9 Thanks.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Thank
11 you, Senator May.
12 To our guests, I welcome you on
13 behalf of the Senate. We extend to you all of
14 the privileges and courtesies of this house.
15 Thank you for coming here, and
16 please be recognized.
17 (Standing ovation.)
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
19 Gianaris.
20 SENATOR GIANARIS: Now please
21 recognize Senator Ortt for another introduction.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
23 Ortt for the purposes of an introduction.
24 SENATOR ORTT: Thank you,
25 Mr. President.
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1 I'd like to turn our attention to
2 our guest on the other side of our chamber here
3 today, a constituent of mine, Niagara Falls
4 Mayor Robert Restaino.
5 Bob has been -- I call him Bob. We
6 have a great personal relationship as well as a
7 working relationship. He's a lifelong
8 Niagara Falls resident. I won't say what year he
9 was born, that's not nice, but he's a lifelong
10 Niagara Falls resident.
11 He's a Niagara Community College
12 graduate. He's a Niagara University graduate and
13 a University of Buffalo Law School graduate.
14 He was admitted to the bar in 1986,
15 assistant public defender of Niagara County from
16 '86 to '95, and he was a Niagara Falls City Court
17 Judge from 1996 to 2008. Presided over domestic
18 violence court, and then he was elected as the
19 mayor of Niagara Falls in 2019, took office in
20 January of 2020.
21 And I will tell you that while
22 everyone here knows Niagara Falls -- as you know
23 the falls, you may be familiar with the state
24 park -- the City of Niagara Falls has gone
25 through a lot of challenges economically,
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1 culturally over many years and many mayoral
2 administrations.
3 And running to be the mayor of
4 Niagara Falls in 2019 was not an easy decision to
5 do. I know the mayor could have done a lot of
6 other things with his time. But he cares about
7 Niagara Falls. He knows that Niagara County
8 certainly can't be the county it could be and
9 should be if its largest city is not all that it
10 can be. And I would argue that New York State is
11 not all it can be if Niagara Falls is not all
12 that it can be.
13 So I know he's working very hard on
14 economic redevelopment, on bringing new people to
15 Niagara Falls, rehabilitating the housing stock,
16 a host of issues. And I'm proud to say that even
17 though we're not of the same party, we have a
18 great working relationship. And I'm sort of more
19 proud of that, I guess, than anything else.
20 But it gives me great pleasure to
21 welcome him here to our great chamber. Mayor,
22 you're always welcome here. Great to see you
23 here in Albany. I look forward to continuing to
24 work with you back home.
25 And I would ask all of my colleagues
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1 to give the mayor their warmest greetings here
2 today, Mr. President.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY:
4 Mr. Mayor, we welcome you on behalf of the
5 Senate. We extend to you all of the privileges
6 and courtesies of this house. Please remain
7 standing and be recognized.
8 (Standing ovation.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
10 Gianaris.
11 SENATOR GIANARIS: Let's take up
12 the reading of the calendar, please.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
14 Secretary will read.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 133, Senate Print 1328, by Senator Parker, an act
17 to amend the Public Service Law.
18 (Pause.)
19 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside for
20 the day, please.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
22 will be laid aside for the day.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 136, Senate Print 1848, by Senator Harckham, an
25 act to amend the Public Service Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect on the 90th day after it
5 shall have become a law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
10 the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
12 Calendar 136, voting in the negative:
13 Senator Walczyk.
14 Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 167, Senate Print 240, by Senator Krueger, an act
19 to amend the Emergency Tenant Protection Act.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
23 act shall take effect on the 60th day after it
24 shall have become a law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
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1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
4 the results.
5 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
6 Calendar Number 167, voting in the negative:
7 Senator Walczyk.
8 Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 195, Senate Print 1202, by Senator Cleare, an act
13 to amend the Elder Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
22 Cleare to explain her vote.
23 SENATOR CLEARE: Thank you,
24 Mr. President. Good afternoon.
25 Sadly, fraud and abuse are still
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1 prevalent in our society. And with our older
2 New Yorkers continuing to be the fastest-growing
3 segment of our population, the time to craft a
4 comprehensive and proactive response is right
5 now.
6 Therefore, this legislation
7 establishes the Interagency Elder Justice Task
8 Force within the New York State Office for the
9 Aging, with the goal of encouraging collaboration
10 between elder justice stakeholders and developing
11 strategies, systems and programs to protect older
12 adults from abuse and mistreatment.
13 The task force must request input
14 from stakeholders, advocates, experts and
15 coalitions, and meet at least once a month. The
16 task force's purpose is focusing attention on
17 elder justice, improving policy, and creating a
18 multidisciplinary mechanism to work towards
19 alignment across agencies.
20 Within one year of this
21 legislation's effective date, the task force must
22 hold five public hearings around New York State.
23 And within two years of the effective date, the
24 task force must report its findings and
25 recommendations.
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1 I believe that in working across
2 various agencies, tapping into multiple subject
3 matter experts, and refining our knowledge by
4 collaborating with those who work in this field
5 every day, we can bolster our state's response
6 and ultimately empower our older New Yorkers.
7 I proudly vote aye.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
9 Cleare to be recorded in the affirmative.
10 Senator Borrello to explain his
11 vote.
12 SENATOR BORRELLO: Thank you,
13 Mr. President.
14 I want to thank the sponsor for this
15 bill.
16 Every year we conduct senior fraud I
17 guess community town halls throughout my
18 district. I want to say thank you to the
19 Center for Elder Law and Justice, based in
20 Buffalo, New York, that does an amazing job.
21 They come out, as well as many of our various
22 county office for the aging partners.
23 But this is going to tie it all
24 together and make sure that those voices are
25 heard and hopefully best practices can be shared
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1 throughout the state to address one of the worst
2 things that I've ever seen in my life, and that
3 is defrauding some of our most vulnerable senior
4 citizens.
5 Thank you. And I proudly vote aye.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
7 Borrello to be recorded in the affirmative.
8 Announce the results.
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 215, Senate Print 2091, by Senator Kavanagh, an
14 act to amend the Executive Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
23 the results.
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 240, Senate Print 365, by Senator Skoufis, an act
4 to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
8 act shall take effect on the 30th day after it
9 shall have become a law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
14 the results.
15 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
16 Calendar Number 240, voting in the negative:
17 Senator Walczyk.
18 Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 252, Senate Print 496, by Senator Fernandez, an
23 act to amend the Labor Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
7 the results.
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 275, Senate Print 1786, by Senator Hinchey, an
13 act to amend the Public Health Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
22 the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 280, Senate Print 1377, by Senator Serrano, an
3 act creating a legislative task force on outdoor
4 environmental education.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
8 act shall take effect immediately.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
13 the results.
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 294, Senate Print 1842, by Senator Hoylman-Sigal,
19 an act to amend the Election Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
3 the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
6 is passed.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 303, Senate Print 2255, by Senator Comrie, an act
9 to amend the Public Authorities Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
18 the results.
19 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
20 Calendar Number 303, voting in the negative:
21 Senator Walczyk.
22 Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 426, Senate Print 5326, by Senator Bailey, an act
2 to amend the Insurance Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
6 act shall take effect one year after it shall
7 have become a law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 438, Senate Print 4925, by Senator Ramos, an act
18 to amend the Labor Law.
19 SENATOR LANZA: Lay it aside.
20 SENATOR GIANARIS: For the day.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
22 will be laid aside for the day.
23 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
24 reading of today's calendar.
25 SENATOR GIANARIS: Is there any
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1 further business at the desk?
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: There is
3 no further business at the desk.
4 SENATOR GIANARIS: Move to adjourn
5 until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12th, at
6 3:00 p.m.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: On
8 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
9 Wednesday, March 12th, at 3:00 p.m.
10 (Whereupon, at 3:35 p.m., the Senate
11 adjourned.)
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